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Bonus Features – October 30, 2022 – 46% of Americans have gone into debt paying medical bills, 41% say retail and virtual care experiences are disjointed, and more

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A survey from digital health platform Babylon found that 46% of Americans have gone into debt from their medical bills , while 34% are currently struggling to pay their medical and insurance bills. DoseData released an RFID-tagged drug database to help pharma companies monitor drug supplies within hospital inventory systems.

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One physician's perspective on why patients prefer telehealth visits

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I was behind as usual, and I could sense the frustration in the air from my patients who had been waiting for a while. In addition, our state workers compensation system has rolled out several temporary telehealth policies to allow injured workers to receive virtual medical treatment during this pandemic.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: An Introduction

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But only in the past few years have the medical professions tried to quantify and capture these factors. An example of calling out SDoH was cited by Dr. Sherri Onyiego, Medical Director for the Texas Market at Equality Health. They use claims data to track use of emergency rooms, medical equipment, and generic versus brand medications.

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SQA News | Summer 2021

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Sports are so important, especially during turbulent times like these – and it was a breath of fresh air to hear newsworthy events that were largely positive, as opposed to many of the other things making headlines these days in less heart-warming ways. I have been fortunate to meet different clients and Associates all over the world.

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with more than 5 Magnet designations Four more years: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Wellstar re-up contract Hospital fails to dodge $10M malpractice verdict after attempting to pin payment on radiologist New survey reveals insight into Georgia’s maternal health crisis New chief medical officer hired for St.

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SQA News | Year End 2020

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Although we fully understand the need given the circumstances, air travel restrictions have been a real drag. Now, more than ever, the demand for cybersecurity is high, as government, military, corporate, and medical organizations collect, process, and store unprecedented amounts of data on computers and other devices. Challenges.

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Two medical groups move to reopen it California bill would enable community colleges to offer BSNs California medical office building evacuated following equipment fire Cedars-Sinai’s Priselac Announces Retirement Eskaton downsizes amid $13.6